If a sea slug on repeated occasions receives an electric shock just after being squirted with water,its protective withdrawal response to a squirt of water grows stronger. This best illustrates

A) spontaneous recovery.
B) associative learning.
C) observational learning.
D) operant conditioning.

Associative Learning

Learning that certain events occur together. The events may be two stimuli (as in classical conditioning) or a response and its consequences (as in operant conditioning).

Protective Withdrawal

A defense mechanism where an individual retreats or isolates themselves from situations or interactions perceived as threatening or overwhelming.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.